Gender differences in the use of public parks in Northeast Ohio

David Scott

Treesearch

Gender differences in the use of public parks in Northeast Ohio

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David Scott

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Vander Stoep, Gail A., ed. Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1994 April 10-12; Saratoga Springs, NY.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-198. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 155-158

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Abstract

Data from an in-park survey were used to examine differences between men and women in their use of public parks in Northeast Ohio. Analysis of the surveys revealed that there were fundamental differences in the way men and women use parks, and the kinds of barriers that limited their use of parks.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Scott, David. 1995. Gender differences in the use of public parks in Northeast Ohio. In: Vander Stoep, Gail A., ed. Proceedings of the 1994 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium; 1994 April 10-12; Saratoga Springs, NY.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-198. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 155-158